Kirkland

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOCULTURAL DEMOGRAPHICS

Total population: 20,150 people

Youth (0 to 14 years): 15.4% (15.7% Island of Montreal)

Seniors (65 and over): 16.4% (16.7% Island of Montreal)

People living alone: 4% (18.1% Island of Montreal)

Seniors living alone: 13.7% (36.1% Island of Montreal)

Families with children: 68.6% (63% Island of Montreal)

Single-parent families: 16.9% (32.5% Island of Montreal)

Immigrants: 28.8% (34% Island of Montreal)

New immigrants: 2.7% (7.3% Island of Montreal)

Visible minorities: 24.1% (32.9% Island of Montreal)

 

SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LIVING CONDITIONS

People 15 and older without a diploma or degree (low education level): 8.5% (16.9% Island of Montreal)

Low-income individuals: 1,190, 6% (21.3% Island of Montreal)

Children under 6 from a low-income family: 35, or 3.8% (22.8% Island of Montreal)

Low-income Seniors: 200, or 5.6% (21.2% Island of Montreal)

Renter households: 5.5% (60% Island of Montreal)

Renter households that dedicate 30% or more of income to housing: 44.6% (36.8% Island of Montreal)

People who have moved over the past 5 years: 20.6% (43.2% Island of Montreal)

 

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population